Thanks Juntao!
I definitely wouldn't want windows back there. I'd have them broke in no time. I think I've ruled out the idea of making the entire panel plexi. Too much surface area and the wall supports would definitely cause me issues. I have some ideas, but I'm waiting to see if my wife can upholster something neat to tie it all together.
That sucks. I don't have much motivation in the winter, and I have the same issue with scheduling conflicts over the time I'm off work.
I didn't get a ton of time to work over the last 2 weeks I had off work, but I did manage to get some things accomplished:
The first thing I did was rework all of those upper interior panels. I filled holes and gaps, Ground the hanger hook bumps off, etc. Now the only visible holes will be where the mounting screws are. Much cleaner now. As you will see in the pictures, I also had to bond some plastic spacers to the upper mounting points to give a little extra clearance for the wiring to hide behind.
Any holes were roughed up around them, and tape applied to the opposite side, then filled with fiberglass infused body filler. The parts are made from fiberglass so that all bonded nicely.
This part is for the left wall right behind the driver's door. There were cut-outs/notches for the pop out window latches. I filled the large notches with MDF blocks, super glue, and then fiberglass filler. A few coats later and those are smoothed over as well.
And here are some pictures of some of the finished parts. Now they just need to be wrapped in upholstery vinyl and mounted in the van.
I also got a little bit lucky with the rear corner panels. The battery and charger boxes that I made fit perfectly right below the upper panels. They literally sit right on top. I started designing up another VIP style table that will be used as kind of a nightstand when the bed is in use. I'm also adding charging ports back there for phones. Since the picture, I also cut out all of the speaker grille and there is a nice oval shape left. I have a couple of neat ideas to finish them. I'll post them as I go..
Once all the dust had settled (literally) and been cleaned up, I got back to the front of the van and started working on a few things with the overhead console:
First I mounted the Jaguar XJ clock on the driver's side panel. The console is open and tilted down so it was hard to get good pictures, but it turned out great in person! Pictures are of it normally and also lit.
On the other side, I finished making a glove box door. That has been a project in my head for years but I couldn't decide how I wanted to do it. I eventually just dove in and I think it turned out nice. It latches closed with a few small magnets that I forgot to take pictures of, but I'm happy with it. (Yes, I know it's sideways.)